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Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

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The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. Coal still contributes significantly to the generation mix.)

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. F of warming.

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GTI and CRI/Criterion Inc. sign licensing agreement for IH2 process; direct production of biogasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstock

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Property comparison. GTI has more than 50 years of research and development (R&D) experience in the design, construction, and operation of thermochemical conversion systems for coal and biomass. GTI Biorenewables: Vision, Challenges, Programs, and Status (presentation Chicago Chapter AIChE 15 September 2009). Heating value.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. The EV battery start-up company SPARKZ is going to fill its worker needs in its planned West Virginia plant by recruiting and retraining laid off coal miners. It says the new plant will employ at least 350 people and could grow to 3,000 workers.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? Of Buying Green and Being Green Boehner: Calling Carbon Dioxide Dangerous Is ‘Almost Comical’ European Cities Commit to More Cycling Chinese Clean Coal Will Be Critical, a Report Says Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars About Green Inc.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models.

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